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Joseph McAvinnue

Public Grades PK, KG-4

689^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Joseph McAvinnue is an elementary school located in Lowell, MA that serves students from pre-kindergarten to 4th grade. The school has 429 students and is part of the Lowell school district, which is ranked 278 out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Joseph McAvinnue has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-25% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the bottom 20% for male students and special education students, but in the top 35% for Hispanic students and English language learners. Joseph McAvinnue's proficiency rates on the MCAS Next Generation assessments are well below state and district averages, with only 25.47% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 31.06% proficient or better in Mathematics.

The nearby schools in the Lowell district, such as Rogers STEM Academy, Abraham Lincoln, and Bartlett Community Partnership, also perform poorly, with similar low proficiency rates and 1-star ratings from SchoolDigger. In contrast, the nearby schools in the Dracut district, such as Brookside Elementary, perform significantly better, with proficiency rates above the state average and 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger.

447

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,526

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

131 Mammoth Road
Lowell, MA 01854

(978) 937-2871

District: Lowell

Students who attend Joseph McAvinnue usually attend:

Middle:	Dr An Wang School
	James S Daley Middle School
	Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School
	Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School
High:	Leblanc Therapeutic Day School
	Lowell High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.0%

White:

19.0%

Asian:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

Massachusetts avg41%

689^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lowell

278^th of 348Lowell among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	689 of 906	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	770 of 916	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	788 of 928	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	815 of 932	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	784 of 936	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	813 of 942	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	800 of 934	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	784 of 938	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	857 of 932	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.1	893 of 914	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.7	864 of 926	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.1	834 of 928	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	870 of 930	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.7	846 of 924	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.5	829 of 920	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.0	856 of 909	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	821 of 908	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	828 of 911	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.5	821 of 911	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.7	767 of 887	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.1	754 of 882	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	11.0	788 of 884	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	2.9	140 of 143	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	132 of 155	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	130 of 154	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	25.4	531 of 672	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	565 of 665	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	548 of 656	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	167 of 281	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	109 of 282	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.5	30 of 264	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	54 of 267	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	26 of 240	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	77 of 258	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.2	88 of 244	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	584 of 869	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	670 of 886	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	783 of 887	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	756 of 901	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	769 of 898	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	793 of 902	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	722 of 893	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	302 of 458	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	275 of 446	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	273 of 420	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	289 of 401	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	239 of 379	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	344 of 398	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	298 of 379	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	49.0	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	358 of 736	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	478 of 760	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	548 of 757	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	587 of 772	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	506 of 705	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	551 of 700	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	544 of 685	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	761 of 884	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	800 of 891	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	705 of 896	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	804 of 908	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	742 of 904	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	762 of 907	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	788 of 898	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	686 of 717	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	501 of 731	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	516 of 703	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	727 of 905	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	716 of 894	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	676 of 896	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	698 of 886	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.4	752 of 925	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	18.8	341 of 399	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	610 of 737	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	628 of 753	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	722 of 762	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	731 of 764	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	704 of 765	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	649 of 780	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	566 of 772	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2022)64th percentile+51 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)21st percentile+8 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)15th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2022)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics31%-10 vs state

English Language Arts25%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, May 19, 2017

This school is infamous for bullying. The school doesn't hold any of the students accountable. They rather sweep it under the rug, and continue to carry an act like the school is amazing! The kids get away with a lot! When a child brings a knife on a bus because he is getting bullied what does this tell you. And this is an elementary school! Some of the teachers are awesome! But as a parent I would stay away from this school, my review isn't biased! Ask parents, real parents that their child has been in incident see what they say! The assistant principal is great at making you feel like you're crazy, truly a car salesman will tell whatever you want to hear! My child has learned about ten swear words in one day just in the playground in the morning while waiting for the bell to ring! Close Quote

Schools Near Joseph McAvinnue

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Joseph McAvinnue	Public	PK, KG-4	131 Mammoth Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2871	447	35	12.9		85 (19.0%)	48 (10.7%)	219 (49.0%)	71 (15.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	23.7	689^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.0%		17.4	770^th of 916 public elementary schools	15.9%	81	24.7	26.2					25.5	32.5	29.8					31.1					$22,526
Bartlett Community Partnership	Public	PK, KG-8	79 Wannalancit Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-8968	408	46	8.8		52 (12.7%)	41 (10.0%)	164 (40.2%)	136 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	15.3	784^th of 906 public elementary schools	13.5%		11.7	839^th of 916 public elementary schools	8.4%	55	12.8	17.0	22.0	18.0	20.0	44.4	22.5	26.3	10.6	19.1	30.0	17.5	40.9	24.1	19.5	18.6	19.1	18.2	$22,327
Charlotte M Murkland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	350 Adams Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-2826	448	36	12.4		46 (10.3%)	39 (8.7%)	235 (52.5%)	106 (23.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (4.0%)	24.4	685^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.4%		28.3	651^st of 916 public elementary schools	28.9%	34	27.5	24.1					25.7	33.8	30.1					31.8					$24,635
Pawtucketville Memorial	Public	PK, KG-4	425 West Meadow Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7667	463	34	13.6		124 (26.8%)	52 (11.2%)	151 (32.6%)	116 (25.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.1%)	31.6	619^th of 906 public elementary schools	31.7%		34.7	600^th of 916 public elementary schools	34.5%	19	34.9	29.6					32.2	31.3	36.4					33.9					$22,717
Charles W Morey	Public	PK, KG-4	130 Pine Street	Lowell	01851	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7662	497	40	12.4		47 (9.5%)	37 (7.4%)	112 (22.5%)	274 (55.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.0%)	39.2	556^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.6%		38.8	567^th of 916 public elementary schools	38.1%	11	34.1	25.3					29.8	50.0	38.6					44.4					$23,045
Greenhalge	Public	PK, KG-4	149 Ennell Street	Lowell	01850	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7670	480	41	11.7		78 (16.3%)	59 (12.3%)	286 (59.6%)	42 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	16.6	774^th of 906 public elementary schools	14.6%		7.7	882^nd of 916 public elementary schools	3.7%	108	21.5	15.9					18.6	28.8	25.6					27.2					$23,754
Lowell Community Charter Public School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	206 Jackson Street	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell Community Charter Public	Yes	No	No	Yes	(978) 323-0800	816	68	12.0		59 (7.2%)	198 (24.3%)	385 (47.2%)	137 (16.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.3%)	40.1	547^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.6%		42.1	543^rd of 916 public elementary schools	40.7%	4	37.8	47.7	36.8	43.6	46.2	56.3	44.3	36.3	41.9	24.1	25.6	39.7	35.2	33.8	29.9	40.9	34.8	36.6	$24,286
Brookside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1560 Lakeview Avenue	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 957-0716	487	32	15.2		282 (57.9%)	62 (12.7%)	72 (14.8%)	55 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	39.8	549^th of 906 public elementary schools	39.4%		41.8	546^th of 916 public elementary schools	40.4%	3	31.8	42.9	33.3				35.6	34.8	53.5	29.3				38.7	33.3		33.3		$15,206
Rogers STEM Academy	Public	K-8	43 Highland Street	Lowell	01852	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 674-4331	892	68	13.1		147 (16.5%)	77 (8.6%)	464 (52.0%)	167 (18.7%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	29 (3.3%)	24	687^th of 906 public elementary schools	24.2%		21	732^nd of 916 public elementary schools	20.1%	45	22.7	29.6	13.6	24.3	19.0	18.1	21.0	28.4	38.6	20.4	40.5	25.8	25.7	29.9	12.6	10.6	11.6	21.4	$20,383
George H. Englesby Elementary School	Public	K-5	1580 Lakeview Ave	Dracut	01826	Middlesex County	Dracut	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 957-9745	520	35	14.9		298 (57.3%)	34 (6.5%)	115 (22.1%)	55 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	50.6	447^th of 906 public elementary schools	50.7%		51.6	453^rd of 916 public elementary schools	50.5%	6	42.9	41.5	35.2				39.7	42.3	43.2	40.7				42.1	51.1		51.1		$15,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph McAvinnue

How many students attend Joseph McAvinnue?

In the 2024-25 school year, 447 students attended Joseph McAvinnue.

Is Joseph McAvinnue a good school?

Joseph McAvinnue ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Joseph McAvinnue in?

Lowell

What is the racial makeup of Joseph McAvinnue?

Students at Joseph McAvinnue are 49% Hispanic, 19% White, 16% Asian, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Joseph McAvinnue attend?

Students who attend Joseph McAvinnue usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dr An Wang School
Middle : James S Daley Middle School
Middle : Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School
Middle : Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School
High : Leblanc Therapeutic Day School
High : Lowell High

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